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1. A v Van Wijk (Access to File) [2019] NZHRRT 12 [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...proceedings without the disclosure of any more information about the private lives of individuals, or matters that are commercially sensitive, than is necessary to satisfy the principle of open justice: (d) the protection of other confidentiality and privacy interests (including those of children and other vulnerable members of the community) and any privilege held by, or available to, any person: (e) the principle of open justice (including the encouragement of fair and accurate re...

2. 2021 NZPSPLA 014.pdf [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...recordings to management in the context of an employment meeting. There is no evidence or even any suggestion that Mr H provided the recordings to anyone else or even advised anyone else they existed. [9] Therefore, while the recording breached the privacy of his manager and other employees it did not breach the privacy of any other members of the public. Mr C states in his submissions that clients’ communications may have been recorded. However, there is no evidence of this....

3. [2024] NZEmpC 246 NHL v The Priory in New Zealand of The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem judgment redacted [pdf, 171 KB]

   ...of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem (St John), does not oppose the challenge; it made no substantive submissions and abides the decision of the Court. [6] The Authority accepted that the plaintiff had a right to privacy over certain personal information and made a permanent order prohibiting publication of that information, except with the plaintiff’s express permission.4 [7] Otherwise, on the basis of the evidence before it, the Authority conside...

4. BORA Corrections Administration (Effectiveness and Efficiency) Bill [pdf, 352 KB]

   ...of “time, place and circumstance” of a particular case. [2] Overall, this involves the balancing of values underlying s 21 and a weighing of all the relevant values and public interests involved, and the strength of the individual concerns for privacy against the strength of society’s need to detect and investigate crime. [3] A search or seizure which is unreasonable in terms of s 21 cannot be justified in terms of s 5 of the Bill of Rights Act. [4] 8. Issues in the Bill that may...

5. BORA Corrections Amendment Bill [pdf, 265 KB]

   ...(freedom of expression); b. s 21 (unreasonable search and seizure); and c. s 23(5) (right of persons deprived of liberty to be treated with humanity and dignity). 5. These rights are fundamentally concerned with fairness, individual autonomy, privacy and dignity of individuals within the corrections system. Any limitation on these rights requires careful scrutiny and justification. 6. We conclude that the Bill is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the Bill of Righ...

6. OIA-119289.pdf [pdf, 20 MB]

   ...O FF IC IA L IN FO RM AT IO N AC T 19 82 3 5. Compliance The bill does not breach any of the following: - The principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. - Bill of Rights Act 1990. - The principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 1993. - Relevant international standards and obligations. - Guidelines in the Legislation Advisory Committee report Legislative Change: Guidelines on Process and Content (revised edition 1991). Treaty-Making Process Paragraph...

7. [2022] NZEmpC 35 Courage v Attorney-General [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...proceedings without the disclosure of any more information about the private lives of individuals, or matters that are commercially sensitive, than is necessary to satisfy the principle of open justice: (d) the protection of other confidentiality and privacy interests (including those of children and other vulnerable members of the community) and any privilege held by, or available to, any person: (e) the principle of open justice (including the encouragement of fair and accur...

8. [2022] NZEmpC 51 Courage v Attorney-General [pdf, 339 KB]

   ...proceedings without the disclosure of any more information about the private lives of individuals, or matters that are commercially sensitive, than is necessary to satisfy the principle of open justice: (d) the protection of other confidentiality and privacy interests (including those of children and other vulnerable members of the community) and any privilege held by, or available to, any person: (e) the principle of open justice (including the encouragement of fair and accurate rep...

9. [2017] NZEnvC 190 Hood v Dunedin City Council [pdf, 4.6 MB]

   ...discretion here would not be consistent with justice in that it would effectively see us set aside the appellants' case. [n particular, it would see us largely disregard their evidence on their personal experience of amenity values, including privacy and outlook. [t would also not be consistent with the public interest dimension of our decision-making role insofar as flood risk matters are concerned. [n particular, to disregard flood risk on the crude footing that a permitted act...

10. Summary of submissions: New Zealand accession to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime [pdf, 248 KB]

    ...(IMSC) • Mega Limited (MEGA) • Internet NZ • Telecommunications Forum (TCF) • Spark • Microsoft • PaloAlto Networks • Copyright Licensing Limited • NZ Authors • ANZ Screen Association • WeCreate • Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) In addition to formal submissions, engagement was undertaken with several Māori groups and individuals with an interest in this subject area. [IN-CONFIDENCE] 3 What we heard – summary The majorit...